South Carolina Mayor Dies Following Police Pursuit During Active Investigation
McColl Mayor George Garner II was killed in a car crash while being followed by deputies for his safety, days after the town’s entire police force resigned.
- Mayor George Garner II of McColl, South Carolina, died on November 26 in a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer during a police pursuit aimed at ensuring his well-being.
- The Marlboro County Sheriff’s Office initiated the pursuit out of concern for Garner’s safety, with no laws reportedly being broken at the time.
- Garner was the subject of an active investigation by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, though details of the inquiry remain undisclosed.
- The crash occurred just days after McColl’s entire five-member police force, including the chief, resigned, citing harassment by a councilman and a hostile work environment.
- Residents of the small town are mourning Garner’s death and grappling with uncertainty about the community’s future amid the absence of local law enforcement.
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